Description:The Journal of Consumer Affairs seeks to make available high quality research on consumer behavior, consumer and household decision making, and the implications of private business practices and government policies for consumer's wellbeing. Research published in the journal focuses on protecting consumer's interests and is addressed from the consumer's point of view.

The "moving wall" represents the time period between the last issue
available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of a journal.
Moving walls are generally represented in years. In rare instances, a
publisher has elected to have a "zero" moving wall, so their current
issues are available in JSTOR shortly after publication.
Note: In calculating the moving wall, the current year is not counted.
For example, if the current year is 2008 and a journal has a 5 year
moving wall, articles from the year 2002 are available.

Terms Related to the Moving Wall

Fixed walls: Journals with no new volumes being added to the archive.

Absorbed: Journals that are combined with another title.

Complete: Journals that are no longer published or that have been
combined with another title.

Abstract

This article explores consumer, pharmacist, and physician perceptions of the issues affecting generic prescribing and dispensing of prescription drugs. The analysis is based on responses from 105 consumers, 118 pharmacists, and 412 physicians in Alabama. Perceptions regarding the issues of drug safety, efficacy, quality, manufacturer reputation, physician/pharmacist liability, and pricing and the roles of physicians and pharmacists in expanding generic practices were examined. Concerns about price, safety, liability, and manufacturer performance were expressed. The findings described are compared and contrasted with previous research.